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NEW! • Mike Bloomfield Guitar Techniques |
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 "Michael Bloomfield: If You Love These Blues," by Jan Mark Wolkin & Bill Keenom Available at Amazon.com |
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Mike Bloomfield Promotional Ads Here are A few advertisements for various Mike Bloomfield record releases. |
Michael demonstrates his fire-breathing trick, a stunt he often performed while playing "East-West" with the Paul Butterfield Blues Band in 1966. Photo courtesy of |
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In the summer of 1976, Mike Bloomfield began recording what he wanted to be a tribute record to the many great blues artists he'd been inspired by as a young guitarist. Done for Guitar Player Records, a company that existed briefly as an extension of Guitar Player magazine, it also served as an instructional LP for those who were interested in learning to play the blues. Michael prefaced each tune with a brief description of the equipment used and the key it was in. He then recreated the guitar sounds of Guitar Slim, B.B. King, John Lee Hooker and many others. This advertisement for the album, "If You Love These Blues," appeared in the January 27, 1977 issue of Rolling Stone. The record was later nominated for a Grammy award. Courtesy of Mordy |
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This advertisement for a compilation that included many of Michael Bloomfield's Takoma selections was called "Red Hot & Blue" and appeared in Guitar Player magazine in July 1981, five months after Michael's untimely death. Courtesy of Karl Fitzlaff |
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This handout announced a special tribute to Michael that occurred at the 2003 San Francisco Blues Festival. The line-up, as outlined in the text, was a stellar one and a perfect for recreating the music of one of America's premier guitarists. |
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